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Actinobacillus Species Resistance

by: Kimberly S. Brown
A retrospective study at the University of Pennsylvania showed a possible pattern of resistance to antibiotics by the isolates. During the five-year study period, 1,604 horses underwent “clean” elective surgical procedures. Of those, 23 (1.43%) had postoperative wound infections, and Actinobacillus species were isolated from 10 of the 23 (43%). Seven horses survived and three were... 


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